DR – Congo and Rwanda to sign peace agreement by June 27th

The DR – Congo and Rwanda are preparing to formally sign a peace agreement on June 27, 2025, in Washington, USA.

The signing follows the “drafted” peace accord initialled earlier last Month under strong U.S. mediation.

Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo technical teams initialed a draft peace agreement, the two countries and the United States said aiming for an end to fighting in eastern Congo.

The provisional agreement, announced in a joint statement, could mark a breakthrough in talks held by President Donald Trump's administration to end the fighting in Eastern Congo and bring Billions of Dollars of Western investment to the Region, which is rich in Minerals including Tantalum, Gold, Cobalt, Copper and Lithium.

The provisional agreement, reached after three days of talks, addresses territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities and the disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration of non-state Armed groups, according to the statement.

The agreement also includes provisions on the establishment of a joint security mechanism that incorporates a proposal discussed by the parties last year under Angolan mediation.

Rwandan and Congolese experts reached an agreement twice last Year under Angola mediation on the withdrawal of Rwandan Troops and joint operations against the Rwandan Hutu Rebel group FDLR, but ministers from both countries failed to endorse the deal.

Despite claims from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and reports from International bodies like the UN, Rwanda has consistently denied deploying troops into Eastern DRC.

Angola stepped down in March from its position as a mediator between the parties involved in an escalating M23 offensive in Eastern Congo after several attempts to resolve the conflict.

Fighting in Eastern Congo escalated this Year as M23 Rebels staged an advance that saw it seize the Region's two largest Cities, raising fears of a wider conflict.

Congo says Rwanda is supporting M23 by sending troops and arms, but Rwanda denied the claims.

Rwanda has long denied helping M23, saying its Forces are acting in self-defence against Congo's Army and ethnic Hutu Militiamen linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi's.